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Hopes and Challenges for This Season’s Californian Cherries Despite the promise of this season’s larger crop and the new round of U.S.–China tariff exemptions for Californian cherries, challenges due to the coronavirus epidemic still hang over the industry.	April 18, 2020 Jing Zang
Chilean Plum Exports to China: A Focus on Quality Chilean plum exporters scaled back on volumes of sugar plum exports in 2019/20 as they refocused on shipping even higher quality fruit, which led to positive feedback from importers and retailers in China. Meanwhile, exports of general plum varieties from Chile to China rose modestly.	April 24, 2020 Dan Siekman
China Fruit Exports Face Difficulties Due to Pandemic China is starting to get back to work, but exports are taking a major hit as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the globe.	April 24, 2020 Benjamin Henry
Californian Cherry Harvest Expected to Start Slightly Early California’s cherry harvest is forecast to start 1–2 weeks earlier this year, bringing larger-than-average, high-quality fruits.	April 24, 2020 Benjamin Henry
Hema Fresh Headquarters to Relocate to Shanghai with New Industrial Base Hema Fresh’s innovative new industrial base will be put into operation in 2022 and become a world-class processing and distribution hub for fresh products by integrating a variety of cutting-edge technologies.	April 27, 2020 Jing Zang
Thailand Focuses on Domestic Market as Fruit Exports to China Drop 23% Thailand shifts focus to domestic fruit consumption to mitigate losses from decreased exports due to COVID-19 pandemic.	April 28, 2020 Philip K
Southern African Citrus Exports: Season Update Southern Africa’s citrus exports continue to grow, albeit with some fluctuations due to early harvests and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 epidemic.	April 29, 2020 Benjamin Henry
[Press Release] PMA Joins PHA in Announcing COVID-19 Fresh Food Fund Partnership Produce Marketing Association and Partnership for a Healthier America join forces to establish COVID-19 Fresh Food Fund.	April 29, 2020 Produce Report
Produce Marketing Association Holds Virtual Town Hall on E-commerce Trends The latest panel in the Produce Marketing Association’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Virtual Town Hall Series saw global industry professionals discuss trends and lessons from the current e-commerce boom.	April 30, 2020 Emily F
California Hass Avocados Approved for Import into China Commercial-grade Hass avocados from California will now be permitted to enter China.	April 30, 2020 Jing Zang